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Akira Terao


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  • Ran
  • Ran review by GraftheGreatest from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars Classic Last Shout for Kurosawa 19 September 2004
    ...ost blind. Lord Hidetora, decides to divide his land between his 3 sonsToro (Akira Terao), Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu) & Saburo (Daisuke Ryu), with the elder receiving the gr...  

Akira Terao - filmography


  • Casshern on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Yusuke Iseya,  Kumiko Aso,  Akira Terao
    Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Set in a bleak futuristic world, Doctor Azuma applies his knowledge of genetics to attempt to regenerate mankind. When his experiments go drastically wrong, only his dead son can save humanity from a plague of mutant androids.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 5,960 members
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  • Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
    Starring: Akira Terao,  Mitsuko Baisho,  Toshie Negishi
    Director: Akira Kurosawa
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A Japanese legend... Living dolls in a peach orchard... A deadly snow fairy... A haunted war survivor... Van Gogh painting crows... A terrifying nuclear disaster... Miserly ogres... And the village of the watermills... Eight visions of breathtaking beauty. Eight powerful moments revealing human nature.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 67 members
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  • Ran - HD DVD Version (1985)
    Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai,  Mieko Harada,  Akira Terao
    Director: Akira Kurosawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    For his 27th film, the 'sensei' of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa, transposes Shakespeare's KING LEAR to feudal Japan. RAN, which translates as 'chaos' or 'turmoil', is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday...read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 30 members
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  • Ran on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai,  Mieko Harada,  Akira Terao
    Director: Akira Kurosawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    For his 27th film, the 'sensei' of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa, transposes Shakespeare's KING LEAR to feudal Japan. RAN, which translates as 'chaos' or 'turmoil', is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday...read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 5,420 members
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Akira Terao facts

5 most recent films

Casshern - 2.5 stars
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - 3.5 stars
Ran - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Ran - 3.5 stars
Ran - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Ran - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Ran - 3.5 stars
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - 3.5 stars
Casshern - 2.5 stars
Ran - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Ran - HD DVD Version - 3.5 stars
Casshern - 2.5 stars
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - 3.5 stars
Ran - 3.5 stars
Ran - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mieko Harada - 6 times - show films
Tatsuya Nakadai - 5 times - show films
Daisuke Ryu - 5 times - show films
Jinpachi Nezu - 5 times - show films
Yoshiko Miyazaki - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Akira Kurosawa - 6 times - show films
Kazuaki Kiriya - 1 times - show films